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Appendix B
Glossary: German → English
Contents of Law as Code in Practice: German Housing Benefit (Wohngeld)
German terms as the chapters gloss them where they first appear.
| German | English | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| Anlage | annex | 0 |
| Bescheid | decision notice | 0 |
| Bewilligungszeitraum | grant period | 1 |
| Bruttokaltmiete | gross rent without heating | 0 |
| Bundesgesetzblatt (BGBl) | federal law gazette | 0 |
| Fortschreibung | biennial update | 0 |
| Gesamteinkommen | assessed household income | 0 |
| Grundsicherungsgeld | basic income support under SGB II, so named since 1 July 2026 (before: Bürgergeld) | 7 |
| Haushaltsmitglied | household member | 0 |
| Höchstbetrag | rent ceiling | 2 |
| Klimakomponente | climate component | 2 |
| Lebensmittelpunkt | centre of one’s life | 2 |
| Mietenstufe | rent level I–VII | 0 |
| Mietzuschuss / Lastenzuschuss | rent subsidy / owner-occupier subsidy | 0 |
| missbräuchlich | abusive | 6 |
| Rechenbeispiel | worked example | 0 |
| Widerspruch | objection to a decision | 9 |
| Wohngeld | housing benefit | 0 |
| Wohngeld-Plus-Gesetz | amending Act of 2022 (Anlagen 2 and 3 for 2023–2024) | 1 |
| Wohngeldbehörde | housing-benefit authority | 0 |
| Wohngeldfortschreibungsverordnung (WoGFV) | ordinance that updates the annex values every second year | 1 |
| zu berücksichtigende Miete | rent taken into account | 0 |